The Weekly Wrap-Up: April 6-10, 2020
I'm streaming the Good Friday service on KLOVE as I write this. I'm also fighting a cold and attempting to not panic. That's a lot of emotions to sort through at once. But we're all in a similar state, I think, so I can beg your indulgence.
I know things have slowed down for some of my colleagues and gotten harder for others. Some people are surrounded by family while others are on their own. I find myself in this odd place of maintaining status quo. I've been doing my job as normal, then going home alone as normal, and then repeating that until the weekend, when I can't go anywhere and end up not knowing for sure what day it is.
So.
It was another busy week for me. We've ramped up testing for the CMF Zoominar. I've learned things I never wanted to learn about video meetings. I'm hoping at least some of them will be helpful. Meanwhile, I'm trying to be an encouragement to my team and work on publishing more Train & Multiply booklets. I made it through another group of English and learned a great deal about style templates in InDesign. That will be something to tackle next week as I attempt to create one for Vietnamese, our latest language. I will also be doing some VCP editing. And, of course, more testing.
I've told several people that I'm taking a vacation once everyone comes back to the office. It might seem counter-intuitive to leave as all the people I've been missing return. But I have a feeling they'll want to hit the ground running, and all I'll do is hit the ground.
The beginning of Lent seems so long ago. It's laughable now to think about giving something up to feel closer to God. We've all given up so much by now. And it's been a struggle for me to feel closer to God. I feel like if I stop to breathe or think, I'll get so caught up in this panic and fear-mongering that I won't be able to come back out of it. But I need to stop. I need to breathe. I need to let God fill my thoughts. And I need to trust that He will pull me back up again.
I miss you guys. Stay safe.
Bye.
I know things have slowed down for some of my colleagues and gotten harder for others. Some people are surrounded by family while others are on their own. I find myself in this odd place of maintaining status quo. I've been doing my job as normal, then going home alone as normal, and then repeating that until the weekend, when I can't go anywhere and end up not knowing for sure what day it is.
So.
It was another busy week for me. We've ramped up testing for the CMF Zoominar. I've learned things I never wanted to learn about video meetings. I'm hoping at least some of them will be helpful. Meanwhile, I'm trying to be an encouragement to my team and work on publishing more Train & Multiply booklets. I made it through another group of English and learned a great deal about style templates in InDesign. That will be something to tackle next week as I attempt to create one for Vietnamese, our latest language. I will also be doing some VCP editing. And, of course, more testing.
I've told several people that I'm taking a vacation once everyone comes back to the office. It might seem counter-intuitive to leave as all the people I've been missing return. But I have a feeling they'll want to hit the ground running, and all I'll do is hit the ground.
The beginning of Lent seems so long ago. It's laughable now to think about giving something up to feel closer to God. We've all given up so much by now. And it's been a struggle for me to feel closer to God. I feel like if I stop to breathe or think, I'll get so caught up in this panic and fear-mongering that I won't be able to come back out of it. But I need to stop. I need to breathe. I need to let God fill my thoughts. And I need to trust that He will pull me back up again.
I miss you guys. Stay safe.
Bye.